E- drive System Engineer

Punch Powertrain is an international player, with a strong presence in Europe and China and offers a complete portfolio of powertrain solutions for the most popular segments of passenger cars (conventional, hybrid and fully electric). These innovative products ensure excellent driving dynamics, more comfort, driving pleasure and ever lower fuel consumption. In addition to its headquarters in Sint-Truiden, Belgium, the company has 5 other R&D centers, located in Germany (2), France (1), the Netherlands (1) and China (1). The production of the state-of-the-art drive systems and components is spread over 3 factories worldwide, namely in Sint-Trident (Belgium), Nanjing and Ningbo (China). As a leading independent supplier to the automotive industry, the company is characterized by a global and flexible culture of innovation, responsibility and diversity. To strengthen the team in Sint-Truiden we are currently looking for innovation

Job description

• You are a specialist in eDrive (motor & inverter integration) design 
• Within a multidisciplinary team you will work to specify, develop, test and integrate eDrive elements into dual clutch transmissions (DCT) or electric drive units (EDU) 
• You ensure compliance to functional, performance, safety, legal,… requirements provided to you by the powertrain team 
• You will work closely together with motor and inverter specialists, in- or externally, trading off different concepts to realize an optimum solution 
• You keep an open mind, enabling the team to develop innovative concepts with unique properties 
• You build up a good professional relation, with internal and external actors 
• You will be part of the ‘eDrive functional cluster’, based in Sint-Truiden 
• You will work with Punch and automotive quality process standards  

Profile 

• Master or PhD in Electr-Mechanical Engineering 
• + 5 years experience in eDrive system design 
• Well-established experience in automotive is mandatory 
• You have the ability and drive to develop new cutting edge solutions and ‘out of the box’ thinking 
• Knowledge on electric safety and EMC is a plus 
• Experience with requirements management tools (Polarion) is a plus 
• You are a driven and enthusiastic team player 
• You have an extensive network and state-of-the-art knowledge 
• Some travel (<20%) – mainly in Europe – is expected 
• You can work on-site in Sint-Truiden 

NOTE :  Currently we are only accepting applications from Candidates that already have a valid work authorization for Belgium and do not require visa sponsorship now or in future.